Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 39, Problem 29SP
The large telescope at Mt. Palomar has a concave objective mirror diameter of 5.0 m and radius of curvature 46 m. What is the magnifying power of the instrument when it is used with an eyepiece of focal length 1.25 cm?
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Ch. 39 - 39.24 [II] What is the maximum stop rating of a...Ch. 39 - Prob. 25SPCh. 39 - Prob. 26SPCh. 39 - 39.27 [II] In a compound microscope, the focal...Ch. 39 - 39.28 [II] A refracting astronomical telescope has...Ch. 39 - 39.29 [III] The large telescope at Mt. Palomar has...Ch. 39 - 39.30 [II] An astronomical telescope with an...Ch. 39 - 39.31 [II] A lens combination consists of two...Ch. 39 - 39.32 [II] Two lenses, of focal lengths +6.0 cm...Ch. 39 - 39.33 [II] A telephoto lens consists of a positive...Ch. 39 - 39.34 [II] An opera glass has an objective lens of...Ch. 39 - Prob. 35SPCh. 39 - Prob. 36SP
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